The Demon King, reborn in Japan as a monk

A moment later, Shi Yuanzhang emerged from the Creation Gourd, glanced once more at the corpses of the Corpse Kings who had originally belonged to Yu Wutong's guards, then put the Creation Gourd back into the Fetal Storage Barrier. His gaze fell upon the martial arts group that was still locked in a fierce battle, but from the scene, it seemed that the Jingren Monk was slightly inferior.

After a brief two-second silence, he decisively pointed at the two combatants—

A transparent energy crystal wall immediately stood between the monk Jingren and the champion Yang An, like a wall, absorbing their attacks.

"Boom!"

Although the Ghost Path Breaking the Void has a very high defensive power, and it is used by Ishihara Sho, a Ghost Immortal of the Fourth Tribulation, it should be able to withstand ordinary attacks, or even ordinary attacks from a Martial Saint!

However, Ishihara Sho, in an attempt to take a shortcut, used a method that involved abandoning chanting!

Furthermore, since neither Monk Jingren nor Yang An were ordinary Martial Saints, but rather peak Martial Saints from holy lands who cultivated the Creation Heaven Scripture, and even top experts who had one foot in the Human Immortal realm, and since their attacks landed simultaneously on the halved power of the Broken Void Barrier, it was no surprise that the Broken Void Barrier shattered under their attacks, turning into countless fragments that shot out in all directions.

However, Ishihara Akira had already sensed this, so he was not surprised at all. He then pointed at Yang An's location, and a huge black coffin suddenly appeared, enveloping Yang An, who was momentarily stunned by the appearance of Duan Kong.

Hakudo No. 90, Black Coffin!

The monk Jingren was taken aback by the sudden attacks from the two unknown Taoist magicians. Instead of taking advantage of their vulnerability, he quickly withdrew his attacks, retreated, and scanned his surroundings while maintaining a vigilant posture.

Then he saw Ishihara Sho, who came stepping through the void, like a demon or monster.

But before he could speak, Yang An broke free from the black coffin's restraints once again.

And it didn't look like there were any injuries.

"The Heavenly Horned God Armor..." Shi Yuanzhang murmured thoughtfully, looking at the ferocious armor on Yang An's body that shimmered with a strange luster.

However, he didn't care too much. He still raised his hand, and the Five Thunder Orthodox Technique of the Righteous Path of the Under One Person Sect crashed down from the sky, striking Yang An, who was just about to say something.

"boom!"

"You bastard! I'll kill you!" At this moment, Yang An finally understood how unreasonable Shi Yuanzhang was, or rather, how much he wanted to kill him. So he stopped trying to persuade him, roared, and used the secret movement technique of the Dao of Creation. He was like an extremely nimble little mouse, and in the blink of an eye, he was under Shi Yuanzhang. He leaped up and struck Shi Yuanzhang with the Creation God-Destroying Palm.

"Well done!" Ishihara Akira chuckled upon seeing this, his figure flashing to dodge Yang An's attack. Then, before Yang An could react, his palm descended towards Yang An like a blade—

Although the sword strike was ordinary, without even exaggerated special effects, the powerful fist intent still landed on Yang An in an instant, leaving him momentarily stunned and revealing his weakness.

Then, seeing the situation, Ishihara Akira rushed in front of him, hooked his hand back, and his palm struck Yang An's neck like the blade of a sickle.

"Eat my love massage!"

An invisible electric current shot out, and Yang An's body instantly began to tremble.

However, he also broke free from the state of falling into the mortal world after Ananda broke the sword, and with a shift in his qi and blood, he forcibly regained control of his body—

After all, the martial arts of the Yangshen world are different from those of other worlds. They place more emphasis on the development of the body's muscles, skin, internal organs, and even bone marrow and blood. Therefore, attack methods that directly affect the nerves, such as the "love massage," may be somewhat useful for martial artists in the Yangshen world at a low level, but once they reach the Innate Realm, they are clearly not as useful as those used against martial artists from other worlds.

So after regaining his senses, Yang An decisively twisted his body, widening the distance between himself and Ishihara Sho. At the same time, he flicked his finger, and several blood beads, bright red in color and exuding a strong masculine aura, shot like cannonballs in front of Ishihara Sho, colliding with the golden light spell that Ishihara Sho had summoned at will.

"Boom!"

A violent explosion rang out, and Ishihara Akira's body was thrown back several steps by the force of the impact.

Immediately afterwards, Yang An charged in front of Ishihara Akira again, striking with both palms in quick succession, blasting Ishihara Akira like a wall.

Ishihara Sho didn't dodge. Instead, he activated the second level of the Golden Light Mantra—Golden Light Transformation—on top of the Golden Light Mantra outside his body. He then created two enormous golden hands, each taller than an adult, on top of the Golden Light Mantra outside his body. These hands, whether fists, palms, fingers, or knives, clashed with Yang An's martial arts.

"Boom boom boom boom..."

Although Ishihara Sho didn't have the support of blood and qi, the power of the world's birth and death provided by his divine soul still made Yang An feel extremely shaken. His blood and qi surged, and his body and bones seemed to be about to fall apart in the inexplicable tremors.

Thinking of this, Yang An decided not to continue the fight—after all, there was also the monk Jingren beside him, and who knew if the latter would join forces with the guy in front of him to attack him because of the hatred between the Great Zen Temple and the Great Qian Dynasty.

He then used a clever trick, and Ishihara Sho's attack was deflected backward.

But Yang An wanted to retreat, but Ishihara Akira wasn't going to let him off so easily! So as Yang An retreated, Ishihara Akira decisively followed up with his attack, simplifying the Vacuum Great Handprint and combining it with the concept of the Supreme Dao's Tower of the Universe, and used a move called the Innate Great Capturing Hand to grab at the retreating Yang An.

Instantly, a terrifying suction force and spatial confinement force were generated, forcibly binding Yang An in mid-air.

Yang An unleashed his blood and qi in resistance, but unfortunately, his cultivation level was far inferior to that of Ishihara Sho. So, although he managed to shake the space, he was ultimately captured by Ishihara Sho's Innate Great Capturing Hand. Ishihara Sho then charged in front of him, using his fingers as swords to stab repeatedly at various blood vessel nodes on Yang An's body. Yang An's blood and qi instantly weakened, and with the suppression of the Nightmare Suppression Technique, he was captured alive by Ishihara Sho, just like Xin Yuxian and the three Taoists from the Witch Ghost Path.

Then Ishihara Sho landed and stood with Zen Ginsa, who had come over.

……

"This humble monk Jingren thanks you, benefactor." Seeing this, Monk Jingren stopped watching from the side and walked over, standing about two meters away from Ishihara Sho and Zen Ginsha. He put his hands together in front of his chest and said sincerely.

This position was not only to guard against a possible sneak attack from Ishihara Sho, but also to prevent his own blood and energy from stimulating the ghostly bodies of Ishihara Sho and Zen Ginsa.

After all, the blood and qi of a peak Martial Saint are like a branding iron to a Ghost Immortal, making one feel quite uncomfortable.

Chapter 499 The Journey to the Wilderness Concludes

“Master, there’s no need for such politeness. Yang An was my target for this trip. My intervention was not because of you.” Ishihara Akira waved his hand, speaking politely without any concern.

"That may be true, but it is an undeniable fact that you helped this humble monk. This humble monk is not so simple as to be unable to distinguish such a thing," Monk Jingren said with a smile.

"Then Master should also know the purpose of our visit," Ishihara Akira asked with a smile.

“I know,” Monk Jingren affirmed.

"What are your thoughts now, Master?" Ishihara Akira asked curiously.

"Ever since I escaped from the Great Zen Temple with it on the abbot's orders, I knew this day would come, and I was prepared to lose it. Therefore, as long as the Qiankun Bag doesn't fall into the hands of the Great Qian people and become an accomplice in their persecution of more forces, I won't mind or resent whoever ends up with it," Monk Jingren replied with great composure.

"What a wonderful state of mind the master is in," Ishihara Akira exclaimed.

"It's nothing but self-deception by incompetent people," the monk Jingren said indifferently.

"Then, Master, do you know how to refine the Qiankun Bag?" Upon hearing this, Ishihara Akira stopped with the pleasantries and asked directly.

"Just like refining an ordinary magic weapon, you can imprint and refine it with your divine soul." Monk Jingren glanced at Shi Yuanzhang, understanding that his question meant the Qiankun Bag was currently in his possession. However, he didn't say anything more. As he had said before, as long as the Qiankun Bag wasn't stolen by the people of the Great Qian Dynasty, he wouldn't care which faction it ended up in.

Besides, even if he really cares, so what? Didn't you see that even the champion Hou Yang'an, whose strength is a whole level above his, was suppressed? How much more can he do?

So he readily revealed the information he knew.

"Is it that simple?" Ishihara Sho asked in surprise.

"That's true. However, the Qiankun Bag is ultimately a Yang God-level magic weapon, containing a very powerful pure Yang aura. Therefore, without the Ghost Immortal realm, it's impossible to leave one's divine soul thoughts on it. Moreover, if one hasn't undergone the tribulation of lightning, as you refine it, the pure Yang aura on the Qiankun Bag will spread along with the bag's refinement. At that time, without a martial saint like me who has mastered the martial arts of the Great Zen Temple and possesses Buddhist fist intent to help suppress it, it might become a target, attracting all those and forces that have designs on the Qiankun Bag. At that time..."

Although the monk Jingren didn't finish his sentence, Ishihara Akira understood what he meant—

It will probably become as sought-after as the current witchcraft and ghost religion, coveted and fought over by countless people.

As for whether the monk Jingren was emphasizing his own importance, Ishihara Sho could not know.

But I imagine there must be some degree of it.

After all, this was the Qiankun Bag, containing most of the treasures and secret manuals that the Great Zen Temple used for its revival. Therefore, if given the chance, Monk Jingren would not want to stray too far from it.

Just as he could tolerate the Witchcraft and Ghost Path's covetousness of the Qiankun Bag, and even cooperate with the Witchcraft and Ghost Path.

Otherwise, how could such an upright person as Monk Jingren possibly look down on the evil people of the Witchcraft and Ghost Path who kill, plunder, and enslave the people?

"Thank you for the reminder, Master. I will come to trouble you again if needed." Then, before the monk Jingren could say anything more, he turned to Chan Yinsha beside him and instructed, "Yinsha, go and bring over those corpses of the Corpse Kings over there."

"What are you doing?" Chan Yinsha asked, puzzled.

“Didn’t Yu Wutong, the sect leader of the Witch Ghost Path, run away? I’m quite interested in the Ten Thousand Ghosts Gathering Soul Banner he had. Let’s see if we can use those corpses to find Yu Wutong’s whereabouts,” Shi Yuanzhang explained with a smile.

Zen Yinsha glanced at Ishihara Sho for a while, then turned around and went to the Corpse King's corpse. He used his divine soul power to move the corpse over.

Without wasting words, Shi Yuanzhang turned around and walked directly to the corpse. He activated his Dharma Eye to observe the causal aura that might still remain on the Corpse King's corpse. He then extracted the causal line that was still connected at this moment, and the connection point was in an unknown distance. He activated the Destiny Connection from the Six Supernatural Powers and the half-finished Future Primordial Spirit cultivated from the Future Unborn Scripture, and together they worked to calculate the whereabouts of Yu Wutong.

Immediately, a mountain forest came into view.

Yu Wutong seemed tired from flying, so he landed in the forest, tidying up his belongings while making an escape plan...

After all, unlike in the original story, he no longer had the burden of the Qiankun Bag, so he didn't have to worry about being approached by the Saint Tu Yuan of the Jingyuan Temple, nor did he have to worry about being pursued by the Champion Marquis, Nalan Hai, Nalan Yanluo, or the people of Fangxiandao and Zhengyidao.

Because Shi Yuanzhang had already taken care of all these people for him, meaning he had eliminated many of his pursuers in advance, which is the real reason why he can now rest so leisurely.

Then, Ishihara Sho used the power of cause and effect to lock onto Yu Wutong, opened his eyes, said "Found him," and then decisively grabbed Chan Yinsha's waist, activated his Divine Foot Technique to tear through the void, and disappeared from the sight of Jingren Monk in an instant.

"Shrinking the earth to an inch, teleporting through the void—when did another sixth-tribulation ghost immortal appear in the world?" The monk Jingren, who remained in place, gasped as he watched Ishihara Sho suddenly disappear.

As for the suspicion that Ishihara Sho used some kind of magical artifact, such as the Creation Gourd, to achieve the teleportation...

Putting aside the fact that the scene of Ishihara Sho leaving was not as grand as when a magic weapon tears through space, the pure spiritual power reaction alone proved that this could not possibly be the effect of using a magic weapon or a treasure of the Yang God level like the Creation Gourd!

Therefore, despite his disbelief, Monk Jingren had to admit that Ishihara Sho might indeed be a powerful being who had survived six tribulations of lightning and could freely tear through space to teleport.

"However, if the owner is a sixth-level ghost immortal..." The monk Jingren felt happy again when he thought of this.

If the Great Qian still doesn't give up and is still planning to snatch the Qiankun Bag, he wants to see if the Great Qian can withstand the harassment of a powerful ghost immortal comparable to Meng Shenji.

……

At the same time, the next moment, with the movement of space, Ishihara Sho and Zen Ginsha also appeared in the forest where Yu Wutong had settled and rested, and even appeared directly next to him.

"Who!" Yu Wutong exclaimed in surprise.

Without wasting words, Shi Yuanzhang immediately launched the Heaven-Shattering Earth-Shattering Technique, combined with the Nightmare Suppression Technique, into the mind of the wary Yu Wutong, instantly suppressing his consciousness and taking him under control.

"Little brat, let's see where you can run this time." Shi Yuanzhang chuckled smugly as he tossed Yu Wutong into the Palm Buddha Kingdom to keep company with the other three Taoist priests of the Witch Ghost Path there.

Chapter 500 The Fish Takes the Hook

"You're going to refine the Qiankun Bag here?" Zen Yinsha asked in surprise as he looked at Ishihara Sho, who had taken out the Qiankun Bag.

She hadn't forgotten what the monk Jingren had said before—that during the refining process, a strong pure yang aura would emanate from the Qiankun Bag and be perceived by others. In other words, the refining itself was fine, but at the very least, you should find a place and make some preparations before refining it.

He just brazenly refined it right there in this desolate wilderness, surrounded by a pack of vicious wolves. Was he afraid that others wouldn't know where the Qiankun Bag was?

Even if you are a fourth-level ghost immortal, a unique expert in the wilderness for the time being, and you have already killed most of the other evil wolves, there is no need to be so smug, right?

What if we provoke Meng Shenji?

Although the other party is currently in a weakened state after undergoing tribulation and is looking for a place to recuperate, and should not appear here, what if they do?

“I’m going to use him to catch some fish,” Ishihara Akira said with a smile as he looked at Zen Ginsa.

"Fishing? Who do you want to fish for?" Zen Yinsha frowned.

The people from Yunmeng Xuantian Pavilion have been wiped out. The Champion Marquis of Daqian and the Taoists from Fangxiandao and Zhengyidao are also gone. Who else do you want to hook?

The Peacock King?